Challenge Entry- Interpreting Signs and Messages
I’ve wanted to do this for a while, now, but wasn’t able to pull myself together enough to get at it. However, I’d like to take a slightly different spin than the typical divinations.
Left hand itching- going to get a letter.
Right hand itching- money is coming in.
Left ear itching- someone is gossiping about you.
Right ear itching- someone is talking good about you.
Ears ringing- message from a spirit guide.
If a visitor goes in one door and out another, expect more company.
If a pregnant woman holds the baby low, it’s a boy; high, a girl.
Onion skin thick and rough- hard winter ahead.
Watch the coloring of a black and yellow caterpillar to know the winter weather- black areas mean cold and rough, while yellow means mild. The caterpillar is generally striped, and the location of each stripe tells when to expect the weather: beginning, ending, or middle. Also, look at the thickness of the hair on a caterpillar to see if it will be colder or warmer than usual.
When digging up potatoes, if there are a lot of “eyes,” the winter will be mild with a good growing season next spring.
Of course, there’s the sailor’s favorite: red sky in the morning, sailor take warning; red sky at night, sailor’s delight.
Did you know that counting a cricket’s peeps for one minute will tell you the temperature?
Watch the raindrops in a puddle. If drops create bubbles, the rain will be ending soon.
Listen to a cardinal sing. They have different songs for “rain in 24 hours,” “rain in one hour or less,” “raining now,” and rain is done." These may be different in different locations, so get to know your neighbors.
Feathery clouds indicate wind. Cotton balls say rain in 24-36 hours. Snow clouds look like quilts. Preceding tornadoes, clouds turn green. Over mountains, clouds take the shape of a UFO.
If a white butterfly (cabbage moth) lands on a plant, that plant is edible. (Caution: I have not tried this one out; so if you follow it, do so at your own risk.)
When lightening strikes, count the seconds until the thunder rolls. Each second is one mile between you and the storm. Note: this doesn’t work for “heat lightening” because there is no thunder. You can tell if lightening is going to strike nearby because your hair will feel like it’s standing on end.
I hope some of these are useful to y’all. Some do not work well in certain areas, so watch your area for differences.
Different cultures and locales have different tales. What are your local tales?
thanks for sharing 
). This stems from ladders being left in the tomb of the deceased, so they could climb to heaven, the Egyptians believed the space between the ladder and the wall was home to good and evil spirits, if you disturbed them, you would anger them, so it was forbidden to walk under the ladder.
). This comes from Ancient Egypt where umbrellas were used to shield from the sun. Opening one indoors was a sign of disrespect to the sun god Ra, who would then seek vengeance on the entire household.
